Album: Homestuck Vol. 2
Date: December 14, 2009
Date Added: December 12, 2020
Bandcamp Album ID: 708966787
Bandcamp Artwork ID: a2193292888
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnVpmehyaOFY9SqSslc74Bj2yHCKkJh41
Cover Artists:
- Homestuck
Default Track Cover Artists:
- Homestuck
Color: '#cb87f6'
Groups:
- group:official
Wallpaper Style: 'opacity: 0.7;'
Wallpaper File Extension: png
Wallpaper Artists:
- Homestuck
- Niklink (edits for wiki)
Commentary: |-
    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com side blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20100615225737/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/))

    The second official Homestuck album, which includes the music of mid [[flash-act:a2|Act 2]] though early [[flash-act:a3|Act 3]].

    <i>Andrew Hussie:</i> ([MSPA news post](https://web.archive.org/web/20091217082112/http://www.mspaintadventures.com:80/?game=autosave&s=6&p=002906))

    <b>Annnnd volumes 2 and 3 are up.</b>

    [[album:homestuck-vol-3|That was fast.]]

    Huge, ridiculous megaprops to [[artist:cindy-dominguez|Cindy]] for coordinating all this album stuff for me. It just wasn't happening otherwise. You might think we were dogging this release for a long time, but it really did take this long to get it all together, rounding up final mixes from [the crew](https://web.archive.org/web/20100113031120/http://mspaintadventures.com/soundcredits.html), reformatting chores and stuff.

    And a reminder: when you buy these songs the artists get the monies, so you're saying THANKS DUDES with your dollars.

    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([Bandcamp credits blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20091219200041/https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-2))

    [[artist:mark-j-hadley|Mark Hadley]]<br>
    [[artist:michael-guy-bowman]]<br>
    [[artist:joseph-aylsworth]]<br>
    [[artist:bill-bolin]]<br>
    [[artist:kalibration|Robert Blaker]]<br>
    [[artist:david-ko]]<br>
    [[artist:buzinkai|George Buzinkai]]<br>
    [[artist:gabriel-nezovic|Gabe Nezovic]]
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Track: Harlequin (Rock Version)
Bandcamp Track ID: 2952198557
Bandcamp Artwork ID: a3773960557
Artists:
- Michael Guy Bowman
Contributors:
- Joseph Aylsworth (guitar)
Art Tags:
- Underlings
- John's home
- Standing Piano
Duration: 2:48
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/harlequin-rock-version-3
- https://youtu.be/g5TDTcMEL_c
Referenced Tracks:
- Harlequin
Commentary: |-
    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([Music and Stuff](https://web.archive.org/web/20110326020456/http://www.iambowman.com/music.html))

    The rock version of "Harlequin" sure made a scene, blasting through people's speakers as the background music for the Green Slime Ghost pogo game. Joseph nails the tough bits along with some sweet harmonics on the chorus.

    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([Michael Guy Bowman Talks About His Homestuck Music](https://youtu.be/85VXWZTg-vo?t=626), adapted to text, 7/20/2024)

    Oh, the rock version of [[Harlequin]]. That was such a cool deal. That was I think one of the first really collab-y things I did, where it was like, "hey, let's work with multiple sources, let's take this person's piece" - that was a [[artist:mark-j-hadley|Mark Hadley]] composition - "let's take that and let's arrange it some other way," and we got live guitar on that one - not my playing, but, y'know, better than I could have done that quickly. I think it's so funny that when it comes through the speakers, it's just, *so* stupidly loud... it just blasts you with energy.
---
Track: Skaian Dreams (Remix)
Additional Names:
- Showtime - Sleep/dream sequence (earlier MSPA credit)
- Skaian Dreams (earlier MSPA credit)
Bandcamp Track ID: 1461016644
# No longer available, can't be embedded
Artists:
- Bill Bolin
Art Tags:
- John
- Gate
Duration: 1:30
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc8wLKdRshY
- https://archive.org/download/exile-pinkushion/16%20Skaian%20Lullaby.mp3
Referenced Tracks:
- Showtime (Original Mix)
- Skies of Skaia
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Track: Upward Movement (Dave Owns)
Additional Names:
- Upward Movement (earlier MSPA credit)
Bandcamp Track ID: 2960150394
Bandcamp Artwork ID: a3754523999
Artists:
- Kalibration
Contributors:
- Andrew Huo (edits)
Art Tags:
- Dave
- Lil Cal
- Ninja Sword
- Dave's home
Duration: 4:20
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/upward-movement-dave-owns-3
- https://youtu.be/j6UiUu_7LVc
Referenced Tracks:
- track:amen-brother
Sheet Music Files:
- Title: Sheet music by BRPXQZME
  Files:
  - 'Upward Movement (Dave Owns) - BRPXQZME.pdf'
MIDI Project Files:
- Title: MIDI by JohnJRenns (optimized for quoting)
  Files:
  - 'Upward Movement (Dave Owns) - JohnJRenns (optimized for quoting).mid'
- Title: MIDI by Unknown
  Files:
  - 'Upward Movement (Dave Owns) - Unknown A.mid'
- Title: MIDI by Unknown
  Files:
  - 'Upward Movement (Dave Owns) - Unknown B.mid'
Commentary: |-
    <i>Quasar Nebula:</i> (wiki editor, 11/23/2023)

    Andrew Huo's edits aren't described more specifically, nor credited on Bandcamp; this credit is pulled from [the original MSPA sound credits](https://web.archive.org/web/20100210001701/http://www.mspaintadventures.com/soundcredits.html). It was removed sometime between [June 12, 2012](https://web.archive.org/web/20120621202058/http://www.mspaintadventures.com/soundcredits.html) and [August 5, 2012](https://web.archive.org/web/20120805031705/http://www.mspaintadventures.com/soundcredits.html), when the sound credits were updated with proper links back to Bandcamp.
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Track: Vagabounce
Bandcamp Track ID: 1386305018
Bandcamp Artwork ID: a2230775543
Artists:
- David Ko
Art Tags:
- WV
- Can Town
- Skyship Base
Duration: 1:13
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/vagabounce-3
- https://youtu.be/GFYnHrqW6LM
---
Track: Explore
Bandcamp Track ID: 2509693935
Bandcamp Artwork ID: a0030085780
Artists:
- Buzinkai
- Michael Guy Bowman
Art Tags:
- Ruined Earth
- Skyship Base
- Sburb
Duration: 2:28
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/explore-3
- https://youtu.be/l03ijKa3NlA
Sheet Music Files:
- Title: Sheet music by EuniverseCat
  Files:
  - 'Explore - EuniverseCat.pdf'
- Title: Sheet music by Nocturne
  Files:
  - 'Explore - Nocturne.pdf'
- Title: Piano score by Quaddy
  Files:
  - 'Explore - Quaddy (piano score).pdf'
MIDI Project Files:
- Title: MIDI by Unknown (orchestral mix)
  Files:
  - 'Explore - Unknown (orchestral mix).mid'
- Title: MIDI by Goatmon
  Files:
  - 'Explore - Goatmon.mid'
- Title: MIDI by Twix Stix (from Sburbmon)
  Files:
  - 'Explore - Twix Stix.mid'
Commentary: |-
    <i>Buzinkai:</i> (via [[media:misc/commentary-collection.txt|early commentary collection]])

    I tried towill write something a little more thought provoking this time without too much drummage in the background. It came out smoothly, and I do think it's quite the haunting melody. I was unaware that [[artist:andrew-hussie|Andrew]] wanted me to finish the original loop, and someone else remixed a longer ending for it, doing quite a fantastic job.

    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([Music and Stuff](https://web.archive.org/web/20110326020456/http://www.iambowman.com/music.html))

    "Explore" was one of Buzinkai's distinctive snippets that I arranged - the melodies she writes are always strong, and the only appropriate scale to work on with that kind of material is grand.

    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> (Bowmantown Discord, excerpt, 7/23/2017)

    A hot take on Explore? I mostly remember technical stuff about it, like that was the last time I used FL slayer before I decided it sounds dumb.

    I think putting together all these collab tracks really early on helped build the culture of the forum. There was this sense that what [[artist:andrew-hussie|Andrew]] was attempting to do was to build a studio of musicians whose work would cross pollinate. There were guys like [[artist:malcolm-brown|Malcolm]] and [[artist:mark-j-hadley|Mark]] and [[artist:seth-peelle|Seth]] and [[artist:bill-bolin|Bill]] whose work was ready to go on its own. So I worked with them less and was more interested in people like [[artist:nick-smalley|Nick]] or [[artist:buzinkai|George]] whose work was less arranged. And I wanted to work with musicians who could bring their own playing to the work so I leaned on [[artist:fenris|Fenris]] and [[artist:joseph-aylsworth|Joe Aylsworth]].

    I don't think I knew just how "all in one" digital production was until I saw how quickly someone like Mark Hadley would turn out new hs music. It was competitive quickly. I guess my father being deeply anti-electronic music was a big influence. I wanted to work with musicians to qualify some reality to the work. To me it's very sexy to imagine the power of the ensemble. Composition might just be putting the right musicians in the room. So I practiced a lot more collaboration early on.

    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([Michael Guy Bowman Talks About His Homestuck Music](https://youtu.be/85VXWZTg-vo?t=662), adapted to text, 7/20/2024)

    Explore was one of Buzinkai's pieces. RIP, of course.

    Chip music ended up having such an important role in this comic. I was never like, a big chiptune person - I didn't have the same dedication to trying to work with the hardware emulation that a lot of people did, and the handful of times I did chip music, I just faked it using the 3x oscillator within FL Studio. What I felt I could do, was to approach it - y'know, 'cause I'm always trying to think of it like it's something being produced in a studio, even [if it's] a simulated one within software - was to pad it out and put drums behind it, and find a way to make it more than just a loop, but something that progresses, once again. So I put the simulated drum sounds, the simulated guitars on that, and created this big ch-ch-ch rising scope to it.

    I only mention it with, you know, humility, that we had so much to work with because of Buzinkai. Including [[Doctor]], and [[Endless Climb]]... they were drawing a lot from Cave Story and the soundtrack to that game, which was such an inspiration for a lot of people. I was just glad to have something to contribute to that piece of inspiration, which I think maybe came closer to the grove, on what Homestuck - and anything that's sort of, like, a retro "let's revive the aesthetics of classic Nintendo gaming..." all that sort of thing, is about.
---
Track: Guardian
Bandcamp Track ID: 2586232115
# No longer available, can't be embedded
Artists:
- Bill Bolin
Art Tags:
- Frog Temple
- Earth
- Pacific Island
Duration: 2:05
Sheet Music Files:
- Title: Tabs by Danny Wolf
  Files:
  - 'Guardian - Danny Wolf.pdf'
MIDI Project Files:
- Title: MIDI by Danny Wolf
  Files:
  - 'Guardian - Danny Wolf.mid'
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxCXYRXyJb4
- https://archive.org/details/exile-pinkushion/05%20Guardian.mp3
---
Track: Nightlife (Extended)
Bandcamp Track ID: 817820078
# No longer available, can't be embedded
Artists:
- Bill Bolin
Art Tags:
- Jack Noir
- The Felt
- Itchy
- Clover
Duration: 2:34
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L55OrtyUMko
- https://archive.org/details/exile-pinkushion/04%20Nightlife.mp3
---
Track: Showtime Remix
Bandcamp Track ID: 1959163980
Bandcamp Artwork ID: a3335808007
Artists:
- Gabriel Nezovic
Art Tags:
- FreshJamz
- Music Note
Duration: 2:02
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/showtime-remix-3
- https://youtu.be/VliU0X6XVpA
Sampled Tracks:
- Showtime (Piano Refrain)
---
Track: Aggrieve Remix
Bandcamp Track ID: 460953025
Bandcamp Artwork ID: a0892476453
Art Tags:
- FreshJamz
- Music Note
Artists:
- Gabriel Nezovic
Duration: 2:11
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/aggrieve-remix-3
- https://youtu.be/DpB5llhN2L0
Referenced Tracks:
- Aggrieve (Violin Refrain)
Sampled Tracks:
- Aggrieve (Violin Refrain)
---
Track: Verdancy (Bassline)
Bandcamp Track ID: 351330356
Bandcamp Artwork ID: a4135527921
Art Tags:
- FreshJamz
- Music Note
Artists:
- Kalibration
Duration: 0:52
URLs:
- https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/verdancy-bassline-3
- https://youtu.be/UudwG8_AoOQ
---
Track: Kinetic Verdancy
Bandcamp Track ID: 198684116
# No longer available, can't be embedded
Artists:
- Bill Bolin
Art Tags:
- FreshJamz
- Music Note
Duration: 1:30
URLs:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DauXhvk7p6o
Referenced Tracks:
- Verdancy (Bassline)
